Anyone who has heard of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee almost knows that it is the most expensive coffee in the world, but not everyone knows why. Just like Rolls-Royce cars and Stradivari violins, when something gains the reputation of "the best in the world", this reputation will often make it form its own characteristics and become an eternal myth.

The best blue mountain coffee is undoubtedly one of the best coffees. Although the price can guarantee the supply of blue mountain coffee, it can't guarantee the best flavor of coffee. It is also worth noting that this kind of coffee tastes more expensive than it looks. If you want to taste its best taste, you must put in more coffee beans than when you drink other coffee, otherwise the taste will be a bit misnomer, so the real cost of reflecting the taste is that it will add 10%~ 15% more coffee beans than the coffee whose price is next to it.

It is said that the real blue mountain coffee is made from the best raw coffee beans in the area, which is the pleasure of the taster. Its flavor is rich, balanced, fruity and sour, which can meet people's various needs. Moreover, the high-quality fresh blue mountain coffee has a particularly lasting flavor, just as the drinker said-endless aftertaste.

We need to know the myth of Blue Mountain Coffee carefully, because the image of the past is often inconsistent with today's reality. 1725, sir Nicholas rouse brought the first batch of blue mountain coffee from Martinique to Jamaica and planted it in St. Andrew's area. Today, St. Andrew's producing area is still one of the three major producing areas of Blue Mountain coffee. The other two producing areas are Portland and St. Thomas. In eight years, Jamaica exported more than 375 tons of pure coffee. 1932, the coffee production reached its peak, and the harvested coffee exceeded 15000 tons.

However, by 1948, the quality of coffee declined and the Canadian buyer refused to renew the contract. Therefore, the Jamaican government established the Coffee Industry Committee to save the fate of top coffee. By 1969, the situation had improved, because Japanese loans were used to improve production quality, thus ensuring the market. Even at the time of 1969, Japanese coffee drinkers were willing to pay the insurance premium for this kind of coffee, but now, this kind of coffee has reached the point of fanaticism.

By 198 1, about 1500 hectares of land in Jamaica had been reclaimed for coffee cultivation, and then 6,000 hectares of coffee fields were invested and developed. In fact, today's Blue Mountain area is a small place, with a planting area of only 6,000 hectares. Not all coffee marked "Blue Mountain" can be planted there. Another 65,438+02,000 hectares are used to grow two other types of coffee (non-blue mountain coffee): High Mountain Supreme and Prime Washed Jamaican Coffee.

Real blue mountain coffee is one of the best coffee growing conditions in the world, and Jamaica's weather, geological structure and topography provide a unique and ideal place. The ridge across Jamaica extends all the way to the east of the island, and the Blue Mountains are as high as 2 100 meters. The weather is cool, foggy and often rains, which makes the rain in this rich land very harmonious. Here, people use mixed planting methods to plant coffee trees, so that they are next to banana trees and avocado trees in terraced fields.

Some small estates also grow blue mountain coffee, such as Wallenford Manor, Yinshan Manor and Atlanta Manor of J.Martinez. Even the largest landowner in this area grows it on a small scale by international standards. Many of them are small landowners, and their families have been working on this land for two centuries. Jamaica's coffee industry is facing a series of problems, such as the impact of hurricanes, the increase in labor costs and the difficulty of mechanized terraces. Many small manors and farms are difficult to cultivate reasonably.

However, Blue Mountain Coffee is a coffee retailer that pays attention to credibility and wants to keep some coffee stocks anyway. A major British retailer said: No matter what the price, he will continue to sell Blue Mountain Coffee all the year round, because he has many customers who only recognize "Blue Mountain".

Now, 90% of the harvested Blue Mountain coffee is bought by the Japanese. 1992, Jamaica sold 688 tons of blue mountain coffee to Japan, 75 tons to the United States and 59 tons to Britain. Now because the rest of the world can only get the output of Blue Mountain Coffee 10%, regardless of the price, Blue Mountain Coffee is always in short supply. In Britain, langford Brothers has been the only supplier for many years. Later, edmonds Group was also supplied by Jamaican Salda Food Company.

The difference between Blue Mountain Coffee and other coffees in transportation is that it is transported in wooden barrels with a capacity of 70kg, which is an imitation of Bonifail wooden barrels produced in Guadeloupe in the last century. This wooden barrel was originally used to load flour shipped from England to Jamaica, and usually has the brand name and the name of the manufacturer. The Coffee Industry Committee issues certificates to all pure Jamaican coffees, and affixes the seal of approval before export.

The Jamaican government used to insist that all Blue Mountain coffees were roasted in Jamaica to ensure the same quality. In fact, baking is a fine art. Doing this job well requires experience, training and expensive equipment. From the consumer's point of view, coffee beans should be obtained and drunk immediately after roasting. Coffee roasting in Jamaica cannot meet this requirement. Now, Jamaica's raw coffee beans can be exported.